Disputanta, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Disputanta's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 49.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.4°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,268 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDisputanta
- Station IDUSC00442400
- Location37.11°N 77.20°W
- Elevation130 ft (40 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population (census place)931
On October 22, the normal high in Disputanta is 69°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Disputanta.
- Jan 48° 27°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 60° 35°
- Apr 71° 44°
- May 77° 55°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 81° 60°
- Oct 71° 48°
- Nov 60° 37°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Disputanta each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.76 in), the least in February (2.97 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 27°F | 37.4°F | 3.52 | 9 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 52°F | 29°F | 40.3°F | 2.97 | 8 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 35°F | 47.2°F | 3.91 | 10 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 44°F | 57.5°F | 3.77 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 65.9°F | 4.09 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 74.1°F | 5.08 | 10 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.6°F | 5.76 | 9 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.6°F | 4.80 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 60°F | 70.4°F | 5.17 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 48°F | 59.2°F | 3.85 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 37°F | 48.4°F | 3.34 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 52°F | 30°F | 41.0°F | 3.68 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 47°F | 58.0°F | 49.94 | 112 | 45 | 96 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −3°C | 3.0°C | 89 mm |
| February | 11°C | −2°C | 4.6°C | 75 mm |
| March | 16°C | 1°C | 8.4°C | 99 mm |
| April | 22°C | 7°C | 14.2°C | 96 mm |
| May | 25°C | 13°C | 18.8°C | 104 mm |
| June | 30°C | 17°C | 23.4°C | 129 mm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 25.9°C | 146 mm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 122 mm |
| September | 27°C | 16°C | 21.3°C | 131 mm |
| October | 22°C | 9°C | 15.1°C | 98 mm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.1°C | 85 mm |
| December | 11°C | −1°C | 5.0°C | 93 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Hopewell (14 miles away), gets 4 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00442400; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Disputanta?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00442400.
When is the last frost in Disputanta?
In Disputanta, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 10 in half of years and after April 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 21 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 101 year in 10 after April 24; 9 in 10 after March 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 206 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 229 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Disputanta in zone 7b in ZIP code 23842, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00442400; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Disputanta?
In a normal year in Disputanta, 45 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 96 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 112 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 45a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 96a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 112a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00442400.
How sunny is Disputanta?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Disputanta, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (81%) and March the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.4 |
| February | 72% | 3.1 |
| March | 72% | 4.1 |
| April | 74% | 5.2 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 76% | 4.5 |
| October | 75% | 3.5 |
| November | 77% | 2.7 |
| December | 72% | 2.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Disputanta need?
A normal year in Disputanta brings 3,931 heating degree days, 27% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,431 cooling degree days, 58% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,343 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 854 | 0 |
| February | 691 | 0 |
| March | 554 | 4 |
| April | 257 | 32 |
| May | 79 | 107 |
| June | 5 | 278 |
| July | 0 | 422 |
| August | 0 | 360 |
| September | 24 | 186 |
| October | 220 | 39 |
| November | 502 | 2 |
| December | 744 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,931 | 1,431 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00442400. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Disputanta been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 58.6°F, 0.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.0°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.4°F | +1.4°F | 53.60 |
| 2022 | 58.9°F | +0.9°F | 49.03 |
| 2023 | 60.0°F | +2.0°F | 48.10 |
| 2024 | 60.2°F | +2.2°F | 45.49 |
| 2025 | 58.6°F | +0.6°F | 57.29 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00442400. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Disputanta's climate compare?
Disputanta is warmer than 54 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 65. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.0°F is warmer than 69%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Disputanta is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Disputanta share this climate record?
Claremont has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Claremont, VA309 people · 15 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Disputanta's climate
What is the coldest month in Disputanta?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Disputanta?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Disputanta's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Hopewell (14 miles away), records 4 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Disputanta?
July, with 5.76 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.97 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Disputanta in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Disputanta in zone 7b in ZIP code 23842, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Disputanta?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 10; in one year in ten it comes after April 24. Waiting until April 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hopewell, VA14 miles from this station, 60.8°F a year
- Petersburg, VA14 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Wakefield, VA14 miles from this station, 58.9°F a year
- Stony Creek, VA15 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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